Boudin Bakery - Vacaville

We flew into Sacramento for a family reunion in the Vallejo/Benicia area, and stopped by the Nut Tree Complex in Vacaville. We were cruising through the shopping center, looking for something that sounded good to both of us, when we came upon Boudin. This has been a long-time favorite over the past 30 years, both in the SFO airport, which, sadly, is no longer there, and, down in the Fisherman 's Wharf area of San Francisco. So let 's get right to the review. The two of us each ordered the classic clam chowder in a bread bowl, and decided to share a side order pepperoni pizza bread because we were both pretty hungry. As always, the chowder and the bread bowl were perfect! You just can 't beat Boudin 's sourdough bread bowl for flavor, the lightly crispy crust, but soft and chewy inside, with just the right density. We asked for extra butter for our bowl top that is cut out to make room for the soup. Both the ladies at the register and the servers were very friendly and helpful. But here 's the real sales pitch: on our way back to the airport three days later, we stopped in again for lunch. If you knew my wife, you 'd know that is just never done. But because our first experience was so positive, she was more than happy to stop in again. You just can 't get Boudin anywhere else, so how could you pass up an opportunity to have it again before heading home? This time, we both took advantage of the pick-a-pair option, and added our own Grilled Brie with Apples Fig Jam accompaniment. It was a great choice!! You just can 't go wrong here. The breads are fabulous, the soup is perfect, and there are so many other delicious salad, sandwich, and pizza options.

My party of 4 started with the 50 dollar combo meal. It includes 4 bread bowls, 4 sandwiches, and 4 cookies. It's good value compared to getting it individually. I got the clam chowder, havarti and turkey sandwich. The clam chowder was good, although in the past boudin has made better. The sandwich was the exact example of subpar. The bread was like a rock. It tasted like it was just something you would get premade. I ordered no tomato, and it came with tomato. The staff was very accommodating with replacing the sandwich, and was very friendly. Now, the water. Oh my. We got cups and dispensed the water with ice from the machine. I was enjoying my clam chowder when I decided to grab a sip of water. BIG MISTAKE. The water tasted like if tumeric and gasoline made a child. I grabbed my sandwich to try to get the lingering diesel taste out of my mouth, and the rock hard bread couldn't do anything about it. The gas taste stayed in my mouth for 1 to 2 minutes. What I don't understand is how you mess up water??? You can feed me water from the sink and I guarantee it won't have the sewerage taste, this is not normal tap water. Compared to the normal taste of boudin, this was a very subpar experience.

Love the fresh food at Boudin. I wish there were more locations.

Very yummy place, I stopped by on a roadtrip on sunday, ordered half turkey with cheese sandwich, half clam chowder soup. Good friendly, customer service..but the AC was very cold I usually like the cold, Thank you

Want to be open and honest here. First tile i went in i walked out because of the amount of flies in the store and seen on the bread. the bathrooms weren’t well kept and they kept their cabinets unlocked with the toiletries.